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Flu activity nationwide declines but ER visits for school-aged kids increasing: CDC

Stock image of a sick person. (Guido Mieth/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Flu activity is starting to decline nationwide, according…

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New study directly links higher BMI to increased risk of vascular dementia; blood pressure may help explain why

Woman weighing herself (Zave Smith/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — High blood pressure and body mass index, or BMI, may be…

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Heart disease fatalities drop but are still leading cause of death in the US: Report

fstop123/Getty Images (NEW YORK ) — Fewer people are dying from heart disease, but the condition is still the leading…

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Red Cross announces severe emergency blood shortage, calls on Americans to donate

Ojos De Hojalata/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The American Red Cross declared a severe emergency blood shortage on Monday…

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At least 88 new measles cases confirmed in South Carolina, bringing total to 646: Health officials

(SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C.) — At least 88 new measles cases in South Carolina have been confirmed amid the state’s outbreak,…

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Measles vaccine acceptance is mixed amid outbreaks across the US: Experts

Boxes and vials of the Measles, Mumps, Rubella Virus Vaccine at a vaccine clinic put on by Lubbock Public Health…

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Some policy experts struggle to make sense of new Trump health plan

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with oil and gas executives in the East Room of the White…

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Flu activity elevated across the US with at least 18 million cases: CDC

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Megan Varner/Bloomberg via Getty…

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Flu activity continues to climb in US with at least 15 million cases: CDC

A sign advertising flu testing is seen in front of a pharmacy in Orlando. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images…

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South Carolina reports 99 new measles cases

(SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C.) — At least 99 new measles cases are being reported in South Carolina amid the state’s outbreak.…

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